M-Audio announce Axiom A.I.R. Midi Controllers

Designed to integrate with Ignite music creation software

Press Release: M-Audio, the worldʼs largest manufacturer of keyboard controllers and a category leader in studio monitors and computer recording tools for musicians, introduces the Axiom A.I.R. Series, a full line of advanced MIDI keyboard controllers, which includes the Axiom A.I.R. 61, Axiom A.I.R. 49, Axiom A.I.R. 25 and the Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32.

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The Axiom A.I.R. series represents the latest evolution of best-in-class keyboard controllersfrom M-Audio. Featuring exclusive HyperControl automatic control mapping technology and groundbreaking Ignite music creation software, Axiom A.I.R. controllers provide an instant, fully immersive music creation experience. Everything, from their ultra-responsive keys and pads to their multi-color buttons and long-throw faders, has been crafted to provide an unobstructed evolution of musical ideas, from conception to expression.

The Axiom A.I.R. Seriesʼ name is derived from both the market-leading M-Audio Axiom product line and from A.I.R. Music Technology, the German-based developers of acclaimed, industrystandard virtual instruments and audio processing tools. The Seriesʼ name signifies an unprecedented level of integration and virtual instrument control never before achieved in a line of MIDI controllers.

Each Axiom A.I.R. controller has its own unique characteristics, giving musicians a choice between four premium music creation solutions that are optimized for different creative preferences:

Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32 is made for powerful music creation on the move, with an ultra mobile form factor, 32 velocity-sensitive mini keys, eight trigger pads and assignable lowprofile knobs

Axiom A.I.R. 49 provides comprehensive control over any DAW for musicians of all types with an expanded layout of long-throw faders, illuminated buttons, backlit pads and 49 synth-action keys.

Axiom A.I.R. 61 delivers all the same expanded features as the Axiom A.I.R. 49 but with 61 premium keys featuring TruTouch semiweighted action for the keyboardist who demands a satisfying and responsive playing experience.

Each Axiom A.I.R. controller will come with Ignite, a new software with a revolutionary approach to music creation developed by A.I.R. Music Technology.